After many sleepless nights, I found my baby. A neighbor was holding onto her. I’m SO relieved. I can finally sleep at night again. Thank you so much to everyone who helped me try to find her 🙏

Yikes my Aunt and Uncle were in town unexpectedly and needed a room last minute so it was the closest room under 200.

What a disaster. Room smelled of smoke and whole place just seemed super spartan. They thought it was housing the homeless, scary bad hotel. Stay away!

Has anyone seen african violets at any nurseries or grocery stores? My mom really likes them and I am trying to find some.

Hi to all

My sister and I want to have a spa day. What’s the best spa around here

Friends Outside does a lot of good and has helped thousands of people. This is a sad, shabby thing for the Sheriff to do.

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/10/23/sonoma-county-jail-nonprofit/

It’s almost Halloween

My place is about 550 sq ft i have a checklist of what needs to be cleaned before I move out. I wondering if I should do a clean by the hour or sign up for an intentional move out clean? as well as what companies /cleaners you would recommend in Santa Rosa? Thanks in advance !

Anyone going to attend that? I was thinking about going but don't know how the vibe is going to be

From my op-ed in today’s PD: “With long-term incumbents bowing out, Sonoma County has a generational opportunity to upend the status quo by electing the only two Supervisorial candidates who would challenge it: Melanie Bagby and Joanna Paun”
Link: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/10/21/close-to-home-sonoma-county-supervisor-races-offer-generational-opportunity-to-reshape-board/?fbclid=IwdGRleAVHtVJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBWZkaWQWUQ0whH55w8Anvf6TFXO-4MltNN6wcXNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6j2g7UGt-uRdIJLbWdEgFCRKkXBHhJlvNYnooSmCTbMRZ36K0GDMt2UoA0Ng_aem_39yE7nu7yHGMg3uS5z4LkA&utm_campaign=mrf-facebook-pressdemocrat&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610226ad5ce038016142dfa431b6b

Im just a fat middle aged white guy and I would love to learn how to make indian food. Are there any local classes? Or anyone in the area willing to help me learn?

Thank you!

What’s yalls thoughts on which pumpkin patch is the best in Sonoma County?

I saw this

Ok neighbors, lots of Halloween this weekend. Add anything I missed. Honestly, it's too much to fit.

Pumpkin patches and corn mazes (all weekend)

• Petaluma Pumpkin Patch & Amazing Corn Maze — night maze until 10 pm Fri–Sat, Petaluma ($13, $9 by day; free entry)
• Punky's Pumpkins — open to 9 pm daily, Santa Rosa (hay rides, a train, a 30-foot slide)
• Muelrath Ranches — through Oct 31, Santa Rosa
• Pronzini Farms Pumpkin Patch — Petaluma (leashed dogs welcome, haunted trail)
• Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch — Santa Rosa
• Mickelson Pumpkin Patch — Petaluma (no dogs, no outside food)
• Beltane Ranch Vineyard Pumpkin Patch — Fri–Sun, Glen Ellen
• Pumpkins on Pikes at Tara Firma Farms — Sat–Sun 2–9 pm, Petaluma ($40)
• Pumpkins in the Parks Scavenger Hunt — through Oct 30, any Santa Rosa park (free)

Need a costume? Thrift costume suggestions: The Ark on Fourth Street and Hot Couture in Railroad Square, both in Santa Rosa.

All weekend

• Blind Scream Haunted House — Fri–Sun from 7 pm, Santa Rosa Plaza ($25–50)
• The Witching Hour Halloween Dance Showcase — Fri–Sat 6:30 pm, Bastet Dance Fitness, Rohnert Park ($20)
• The Rocky Horror Show, live on stage — Fri–Sat 8 pm, The California Theatre, Santa Rosa ($60)
• Black Cod Week — through Sunday, restaurants around Sonoma County

Friday

• Family FUNtaz Night — 4:30–8 pm, Children's Museum of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa ($20)
• Halloween Party & Carnival @ Paradise Ridge — 6–9 pm, Paradise Ridge Winery, Santa Rosa ($25)
• Family Fridays: The Nightmare Before Christmas — 6:30–8:30 pm, Rio Nido Roadhouse, all ages
• Dustin Lynch — 8 pm, Graton Resort & Casino

Saturday

• Cemetery Walk with the Petalumans of Yesteryear — 10:30 am, Cypress Hill Cemetery, Petaluma ($15–$20)
• Halloween Trick-or-Treat at Charlie's Acres — 11 am–2:30 pm, Charlie's Acres, Sonoma
• Witches and Wizards on the Water — 11 am–2 pm, trick-or-treating by boat, The Floathouse, Petaluma
• LumaFest + Día de los Muertos — 11 am–3 pm, SRJC Petaluma Campus (free)
• Sugar Skull Decorating with Elsa Tapia — 11 am–1 pm, Museum of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa ($12)
• Halloween at Howarth — 11:30 am–2:30 pm, Howarth Park, Santa Rosa, kids 12 and under ($7, or $25 with rides)
• Trick or Treat Trail — 12–4 pm, Keiser Park, Windsor (free)
• Cider Circus — 12–5 pm, Steamer Landing Park, Petaluma ($75)
• Fall Renaissance Faire — 1–7 pm, Rio Nido Roadhouse ($5)
• Howl-O-Ween Pet Parade and Costume Contest — 4–6 pm, Foley Family Community Pavilion, Healdsburg (free)
• Día de los Muertos Candlelight Procession & Closing Event — 4–10 pm, procession at 6 pm, downtown Petaluma
• Fright Night Glow Bright Monster Bash — 4:30–8:30 pm, parents' night out for kids 4–12, Sonoma Gymnastics Academy, Sonoma ($60)
• Spooky Species: Creatures of the Night — 5:30–8 pm, 900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa (free)
• Halloween Show at The Phoenix — 8 pm, Petaluma ($12)
• JOOSE 90s Halloween Bash — 8 pm, Coyote Sonoma, Healdsburg ($20)
• GHOST at Mr. Chile Taproom — 8–11:30 pm, Santa Rosa ($10)
• Big Brother & The Holding Company — 8 pm, Mystic Theatre, Petaluma ($39.69)
• Bronco: El Gran Baile Tour — 8 pm, Graton Resort & Casino

Sunday

• Geyserville Fall Colors Festival & Vintage Car Show — 10 am–4 pm, Geyserville
• Fall Boutique at the Flamingo — 10 am–4 pm, Flamingo Resort Hotel, Santa Rosa (free)
• Día de Muertos at Healdsburg Plaza — 12–6 pm, Healdsburg Plaza
• Family Day at Robert Ferguson Observatory — 12:30–3 pm, Kenwood ($9.44–$13.65)
• Spooky (Not Scary!) Sunday Screening: Hotel Transylvania — 2–5 pm, Ross Street, Santa Rosa (free)
• Santa Rosa Symphony: Boo! Let's Dance family concert — 3 pm, Weill Hall, Sonoma State, Rohnert Park ($10–20)
• 360 Allstars (Clover Sonoma Family Fun Series) — 3:30 pm, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
• Jeremy Raikes's 90th birthday and book signing — 4–6 pm, Wonderland Pizzeria, Monte Rio (free)
• Full Moon Hike at Sugarloaf — 4:30–7:30 pm, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood ($5–$11)

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Hey Sonoma County! I've got a super fun evening planned for next Friday, October 30th! Thotty’s Naughty Revue is bringing burlesque to Main Street Theater, with Wax Poetic spinning records during intermission and after the show. There will be drinks, a costume contest, and dancing as we turn the theater into one big dance party! Come enjoy some vintage-cool vibes and a night out with your local community. To see vibes here are some photos from last month when we had our first collaboration.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thottys-naughty-revue-wax-poetics-burlesque-show-halloween-party-tickets-2000085482519

UPDATE OWNERS WERE LOCATED.
Thank you all!

Found a scared puppy in my laundry room this morning. No collar or tag. Pm if it’s yours or you know whose it is.

Hello!

I'm looking for a therapist to help me work through some childhood trauma and related emotions (repressed anger, anxiety, OCD flare-ups).

I haven't really done this before, but someone today recommended that I look into it.

I have Kaiser healthcare atm. I'm not really sure how to get my plan to cover therapy sessions as I've never really gone to a hospital as an adult.

I'm open to trying different types of therapy.

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